---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes of violence."
description: "Revises and consolidates the definition of \"crime of violence\". Amends the definition of violent offender to mean a person who is convicted of an offense or attempted offense that is a crime of violence or a person who is charged with an offense or attempted offense that is a crime of violence. Amends the definition of \"violent arrestee\" to mean a person arrested for or charged with a crime of violence that is a Level 1 felony, Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony, Level 4 felony, or a Level 5 felony. Removes provisions concerning repeat violent arrestees. Amends the definition of \"violent criminal\" to mean a person convicted of a crime of violence. Adds: (1) dangerous possession of a firearm with two priors; and (2) unlawful carrying of a handgun with two priors; to the crimes of violence list. Makes a technical correction and conforming changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1258"
citation: "Indiana HB 1258 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Offenses Against Persons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aaron Freeman", "Chris Jeter"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-05"
last_action: "2026-03-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/595b7336-54a5-48ad-b4c9-453c88f30587"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1258"
source_hash: "fd1221a572bdbe98d97db12cd2c89151a8c9fa95ef9300d16b82c68521992c9b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana HB 1258 (2026) — Crimes of violence.

Revises and consolidates the definition of "crime of violence". Amends the definition of violent offender to mean a person who is convicted of an offense or attempted offense that is a crime of violence or a person who is charged with an offense or attempted offense that is a crime of violence. Amends the definition of "violent arrestee" to mean a person arrested for or charged with a crime of violence that is a Level 1 felony, Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony, Level 4 felony, or a Level 5 felony. Removes provisions concerning repeat violent arrestees. Amends the definition of "violent criminal" to mean a person convicted of a crime of violence. Adds: (1) dangerous possession of a firearm with two priors; and (2) unlawful carrying of a handgun with two priors; to the crimes of violence list. Makes a technical correction and conforming changes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Engrossed House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1258/HB1258.05.ENGS.pdf)
2. **Engrossed House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1258/HB1258.03.ENGH.pdf)
3. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1258/HB1258.06.ENRS.pdf)
4. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1258/HB1258.02.COMH.pdf)
5. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1258/HB1258.04.COMS.pdf)
6. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1258/HB1258.01.INTR.pdf)

## Votes

- HB 1258 - Jeter - 3rd Reading — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 1258 - Jeter — **78–15** (pass) · lower
- HB 1258 - Freeman - 3rd Reading — **46–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Aaron Freeman — primary (person)
- Chris Jeter — primary (person)
- Gregory Porter — coauthor (person)
- Joanna King — coauthor (person)
- Martin Carbaugh — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-05** Authored by Representative Jeter
- **2026-01-14** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-20** Representatives King, Carbaugh, Porter added as coauthors
- **2026-01-22** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-01-22** Amendment #1 (Jeter) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2026-01-28** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 131: yeas 92, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-01-28** Senate sponsor: Senator Freeman
- **2026-01-29** Referred to the Senate `referral`
- **2026-02-02** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-19** Amendment #4 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-19** Amendment #6 (Taylor G) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2026-02-19** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 244: yeas 46, nays 2 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
- **2026-02-25** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2026-02-26** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-26** House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 393: yeas 78, nays 15
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-04** Public Law 85 `became-law`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/595b7336-54a5-48ad-b4c9-453c88f30587`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).